Resumé Builder Help Information

1. Resumé Title
The resumé title is used ONLY for tracking purposes. No employer will see this title. It simply allows you to differentiate among the three different resumés you may enter into CareerPharm in your resumé Dashboard or when applying to a job online. When applying for a job, the resumé title is used when you are asked to select which resumé you want to send to the employer. [ Close Window ]

2. Job Information
a. Job Title: You may select the title for the job you are seeking from the drop-down list provided. If the title for the job you are seeking is not found within the drop-down menu, then you may write the job title in the open field provided.

You may also select a generic job title and then type a more detailed title in the open field provided. By doing this, you allow employers to find your resumé when searching on broader and more generic job titles, yet you are still able to communicate the actual detailed job title when the employer views your job posting.

b. Job Setting: The job setting refers to the practice environment for the job you are posting. Is it a faculty position in a university or college, a clinical position in an inpatient care setting, etc. [ Close Window ]

3. Candidate Description
Your candidate description should include all relevant information about yourself that will not be captured in the remaining screens of the resumé Builder. This is a quick way for you to catch the employer or recruiter’s attention. Don’t feel as if you need to include everything in this one field; there are plenty of other opportunities in the resumé builder to provide more detailed information about your candidacy. Maximum characters is 10,000.

Do not include HTML formatting or other specialized types of formatting. This is a plain text field.
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4. Keywords
Keywords should include any words not already captured in other parts of the resumé builder. Any information you’ve included in other parts of the job builder do not need to be repeated in the keywords field. Use the keywords field to ensure you have covered all of the possible variations of a particular term (e.g. pharmacocybernetics for informatics). Separate all keywords by a comma.

Keywords are used by employers and job seekers alike. Employers use keywords to search resumes and to identify candidates they desire to interview. Job Seekers use keywords either to refine and narrow a job search or to more effectively market themselves to employers. Job seekers will use keywords to highlight key descriptors for their work experience, special skills, and education. If you want more job seekers to find your job, or if you want more employers to find you, make sure to use keywords. [ Close Window ]

5. Primary Skills and Employment Objective
These fields should include all of your primary skills and your primary employment objective. Keep in mind that you will be able to specify residency experience, certifications, and educational information later in the resumé builder. [ Close Window ]

6. Willingness to Relocate
This field allows you to let an employer know that you are willing to relocate to other areas even if they are not listed among your desired job locations. Willingness to relocate is a required field and is limited to yes or no. If you want to provide more information about this issue, you can do so later in the “additional information” block of the resumé builder. [ Close Window ]

7. Desired Location
Select a Desired Job Location from the Country field first. This will “redraw” the screen with state and city options related to that country. Fill in the city in the field provided. If you select a State within the US, the screen will “redraw” to give you a list of cities within that State.

You may select up to three desired job locations. To do this, click on Save and Add Another Location. This will save your current location and show it at the top of the screen and allow you to enter another location. When you have finished adding in all of your desired job locations, click the continue button.

If you want to change a location you have already entered. Click on the location at the top of the screen, then change the location and click the Continue button.

To delete a location you have entered, click on the location at the top of the screen, then click the Delete this Location button. [ Close Window ]

8. Desired Job Details
a. Job Level: The job level you choose gives an employer an idea of where you are in your career. An entry-level position would be someone just graduating from pharmacy school or finishing their first residency. This designation is aimed at new practitioners. Advanced and mid-level jobs are aimed at those with more career experience. Talk with your preceptor, pharmacy peers, or career counselor about which category is appropriate for you. [ Close Window ]

b. Desired Compensation: This field is used to let the employer know what salary range you are expecting or aiming for. The ranges are fairly broad to give you more options in the recruiting arena. If you would like to be more specific on this issue, include that information in the Additional Information field of the resumé builder. Do not use commas or other symbols for salary field.

You do not need to specify an Hourly Rate unless you are seeking a job that is typically paid on an hourly basis. [ Close Window ]

9. Employment History
Fill in the information for each of your past employers. You may list up to five previous employers. If you would like to include more information beyond your last five employers, put this in the Additional Information field of the resumé Builder.

Each time you list information for a current or previous employer, click the Save and Continue button. This will save this employer and show it at the top of the screen and allow you to enter another employer. When you have finished adding in your final previous employer, click the continue button rather than the Save and Add Another Employer Button.

If you accidentally click the Save and Add Another Employer Button and you do not wish to add another employer, click the Skip and Continue button. This will save all the employers shown at the top of the page and take you to the next screen.

If you want to make changes to your employment history, click on the employer at the top of the screen, then make your changes and click the Continue button. [ Close Window ]

10. Education Degrees
Select the degrees you have earned. If you would like to list a degree that is not shown or more information about one of your degrees, use the Additional Information field below.

11. Certifications
You may select as many certifications as you’d like for your resumé by holding down the CNTRL key and clicking on each certification with the left mouse button. [ Close Window ]

12. State Licenses
You may select as many State Licenses as you’d like for your resumé by holding down the CNTRL key and clicking on each State License with the left mouse button. If you have other licenses that are not shown in this drop-down menu, list them in the Additional Information field below. [ Close Window ]

13. Residency Experience
This is the field for you to list all residency experience that you have earned. You may select more than one residency by holding down the CNTRL key and using the left mouse button.

If you would like to include more information about your residency experience, use the Candidate Description or Additional Information section of the resumé Builder. [ Close Window ]

14. Additional Information
Use this field to list any information you were not able to capture in another part of the resumé Builder. Do not use HTML, XML, or other forms of code in this field. You also may not include URLs within this field. [ Close Window ]

15. Contact Information
This screen will be prepopulated with the information from your CareerPharm account, however, you may change this information to the specific contact information for this resumé if that contact information is different from the information in your CareerPharm account. Any changes you make here will not be made to your CareerPharm account and will be specific to this resumé.

All fields are required except FAX and Mobile Phone. You may, however, choose to hide certain contact information like name, phone or email address by clicking the checkbox for “Hide this Information” next to the relevant field. This will ensure your privacy. Follow the formatting examples on this screen for guidance on how to input your information. [ Close Window ]

16. Activating Your resumé
If you select to activate your resumé, it means that this resumé will be searchable by any employer who has purchased resumé Database Access on CareerPharm. If you choose to make your resumé Inactive, it will not be viewable by employers. [ Close Window ]